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FARM - PRODUCTS SHOW -
EXCEEDS FORMER YEARS
The fifth and largest Farm Products
Shoo: which nits hold In Harrisburg
last week, easily surpassed all the oth
ers both in size and In the quality of
the exhibits shown More titan 70,000
.diquare feet of floor space was occu
pied by the exhibits and a total of two
thousand dollars was aimed In Prom
lurnsifor corn, fruit, wool, eggs, honey
tobacco, dairy Products, Potatoes ,
small grain and vegetables During
the course of the Show, various edu
cational meetings aere addressed by
a number o^ the college professors
The educational exhibits this
year were more practical than ever
before and more adaptable The Corn
Shoo nes larger than last year, but,
a bile the number of potato exhibits
nas smaller than last year, the quality
exhibited was a great deal higher. •
A feature of the Show was the honey
exhibits Thls exhibit started out as
a mlnoy.detail to the %hole show . and
-.4 gradually been increased each year
until this year, when two large tables
were filled with honey exhibits and the
u%es to chick it can be put
The exhibits 'sent , from the School
of Agriculture were well attended. The
livestock and poultry which were put
on as an educational exhibit attracted
a - Meat deal of attention and It was
felt by a number of farmers that such
en exhibit should have been made long
ago-and incorporated as a part of the
State Farm Products Show The col
lege exhibit in the Emerson Drafting
ham Building was also well attended
The model ditcher aroused considerable
lathiest by showing how very practical
a poser ditching machine is
This' was the first year of the for
estry exhibit and it attracted consider
able attention A,large number of
requests were received for help in solv
ing farm woodlots problems in the corn
ing months and a number of demonstra
tions were requested in the caring for ,
timber by creosoting as well as the
proper care of woodlots. The wool ex
hibit this year :was estimated to be
the largest over exhibited in eastern
United States with the possible ex
ception of the Wool Show at Columbus
Most of the commercial exhibitors
made their displays a selling exhibit
and arranged for their dealers to bring
prospective buyers to Harrisburg at
this time. All of these exhibitions ex
pressed the satisfaction with the ex
hibit and a number of them stated that
by actual count mote than a thousand
People passed their booths hourly
The crowds, that attended the Show
did not come with the Idea of being
entertained but for the purpose of
securing informtaion about agriculture
and particulary about Palm machinery
A very strong sentiment expressed on
the part of the farmers and exhibitors
that Pennsylvania should have a state
foir to be operated under the supervis
ion of the Department of Agriculture
and along the same lines'as the great
Ohio State Fair This fair to be held
in the spring or summer would not
interfere in the least with the Winter
Shows but would enable' Pennsylvania
to display Its live stock, a thhtg which
Is Impossible at the present time.
:REGISTRAR AT WORK -
, ON SEMESTER REPORTS
An announcement that will no doubt
be of interest to the student body in
general In regard to the reporting of
failures for the first semester has boon
made by' the Registrar. According-to
the announcement, a report of all fail
ures will be met to students by mail
as soon as the grades in a given sub
ject bevel been received by Registrar,
thus avoiding the necessity Hof students
calling at his ogles In order to learn
their grades. This action has been
brought about by the fact that the office
force from now on -will devote all of
Its time to the work of recording grades
and making out the writtne reports.
As a result, the office will be open to
callers only during the following hours:
Forenoons, from eight to nine and
from eleven until twelve o'clock, after
noons (except Saturdays) from four
to five o'clock
As soon as the grade reports have
been prepared an announcement to this
effect will be made and all students
except Freshmen will then be able to
obtain their grade reports by calling
at the office of their respective deans.
It has been announced that all Fresh
men grade reports will bo given out by
the Registrar's 011 ice
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EXHIBIT SHOWN BY PENN- '
STATE MISSION TO CHINA
A very interesting exhibit was held
In the Overland and Emerson 'Buildings
at Han isburg last tt eek under the nue
ince, of the Penn' State Missions of
China whole various examples of the
ork which Is being carried on in China
were shown. Both buildings-were the
objects or much interest to many peo
ple in that city, the total attendance at
Mali; Sousa dl guppnou pqpixo
thousand -• The purpose of the section
'de, cued to missions was to acquaint
the people with the Work which is being
pal formed in China and to generally
educate the public with the needs of
China Pamphlets describing the man
of work being done in the far-away
hind by Penn State were distributed
"Daddy" Molt and 'B. S Sharp 'ft re
in esented this institution
The exhibit-used the sterernotograph
to great athantage at. Harrisburg This
machine illustrated the work which is
being carried on in China by Messrs.
Groff and Werkheiser and the condi
tions which these men have to "ace in
,the execution of their duties The col
lege livestock and horticultural exten
sion departments also assisted in port
raying the work. Mr. Grog also had the
lychee fruit on display This is a val
uable food product and le commonly
known as the lychee nut
Following the close of the exhibit
"Daddy" Groff left ,for New York City
tt here be will attend the "Better Silk
Show " Here he will use the steremoto
maith to additional advantage It will
be used to picture the silk industry and
to emphasize the work being done by
the Penn State Missions in this phase
of industry'.
It is hoped that the students win
make this an annual affair and mike
it a permanent part of the Penn State
exhibit at the Harrisburg Show. Those
instrumental in the mission work at the
exhibit are planning to enlarge the sec
tion and show plusses in silk produc
tion and to illustrate the various farm
implements used In China. A sufficient
amount of lychee fruit will also be pro
vided to enable them to distribute it
among those Interested in the exhibit
HEALTH SERVICE GIVES
REPORT ON TREATMENTS
Since the opening of, college in Sept
ember there has been a total of 1745
calls at• the Health Service and of
these 381 acre made In January. Dr.
Ritenour reports that of the rails in
the past month vs patients awe
treated at the Dispensary for the first
time since returning to school. There
have been 291 treatments for colds
while 113 have 'been treated for: sore
throats since September and, of 'the
382 different conditions and complaints
that hate been treatO, these two com
plaints top the list The excellent hik
ing habit which exists at Peon State
has accounted for about fifty names
of sprained ankle that hate been cared
for, A total of fifty-one students have
been confined to bed in the Health
Service since the opening of school
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THE SUMMER SESSION
The movement eor a blgget and bet
ten Penn State 'was pushed along last
week' by the notion of tho Board of
Trustees when they deckled to make
provision for a nine week Summer Ses
sion instead of the sit week session
now In effect. The summer school for
teachers hoe tong been an important
feature at Penn State and the new or
der, whleb will be in effect this hear,
should be of great Importance, for I
a more Intensive study will be Carried
on than is possible under the present
stem. ,
The State Pepattment of Public In
struction will honor, the credits re=
calved In the nine ueeir. courses, so that
some of the subjects to be Placed - on
the permanent state certificate will be
passed by the department on creden
tials instead of by examination
In otder to allow students to enter
the summer session whoate not able
to attend the full nine weeks, a pro
vision has been made whereby all those
mho wish to drop out at the end of sis
acelts may do so without losing credit
for then work In fact, all students
echo complete the first six 'aceps in a
satleactmy manner will be given two
thlwls of the credit they aould receive
It they remained Por the full course
The Summer Sesson Department Is
making an effort to bring some of the
foremost educators In - the country here
this yeat, so that this summer's session
may surpass all other years In view
of the man) Improvements taking Place
and the reputation the college now
has throughout the state, it is the belief
of Dr Knauss. the Acting Director of
ihe Summer Session, that the 'attend
ance 'this year will he well over two
thousand This is a conservative es
timate if the winter' school students
lye permitted to enter, a matter which
has not yet been decidi,d
SENIOR GIRLS - ENTERTAIN
FACULTY AND ALIIM - NI
The uomen students of the Senior
class entertained the faculty, and al
umni at a format reception hi the Wo
man's Building Parlors, Thursday ev
ening The Senior Reception Is an
ponual event ad provides excellent op
rtunity for pleasant social intercourse
bet, een poofessors and students
THE BON MOT
' HOT AND COLD DRINKS
Candy and Confections
` Reymer's and Charter Chocolates 1
Opposite Bush House
HARRISBURG ALUMNI
HOLD MID-WINTER DINNER
The Annual Mid-Winter Dinner H
the Harrisburg Penn to Alumni As
sociation WEL fi held Sanitary 27th at
7 30 p m , in the Penn-Bards Hotel
at Harrisburg The affair was attend
ed by alumni from all putts or the
state, about one hundred nail seventy
five being present including fifteen mi.
men graduates
311 .1 W. Fortenbaugh 'l2, presided
as toastmaster and called upon Miss
Id A Knight, Doan oy Women, as the
that speaker 21Iss Knight spoke of
the monien's actitities In college and
her nairation of the athletic abilities
of the coeds' gained the repeated ap
plause of the enthusiastic audience
Mr. 1, T Minick 'O9, President of the
General Alumni Association spoke
about the gtmeth and pork of the as
bociation and urged the attending stem
ets to help push Ptnn State to tic
front rank Ho appealed to the alumni
to summit their Alma Mater 'Mr If S
Ba3ard of the Board of Trustees pro
vided entertalnnient for the gathering;
pith a short speech containing many
witty tenAtka Hr It L ;dense. an
oat. member of the Board of Trustees,
discussed the relationship betiacen the
college and the state
Dean It L 'Watts 'CO Dean of the
School of Agriculture outlined the mork
of the alumni In advancing the in
telento of the 'college and Mr. Sullivan,
Sectetary of the Alumni Association,
expt eased his appreciation for the loyal
and effective support of the Harrisburg
Alumni A...octagon, and for the time,
thought, and effort that the Officers
of the association had donated - to the
interests of the college and the asso
ciation -He outlined the opportuni
ties for work in this line and summar
ized what is being done to place units
o't the organization in every county of
the state
"Daddy" Gtoff 'O7 was present and
talked about his work In Chine He
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Hpw is a Wireless
Message Received?
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EVERY incandescent lamp has a filament. Mount a metal
plate on a wire In the Hnsp near the filament. A current
leaps the space between the filament and the plate when the
filaiiient glows
Edison first observed this phenomenon m 1883. Hence it was
called the "Edison effect " • a
Scientists long studied the ",effect" but they could not explain
it satisfactorily. Now, after years of experimenting with Crookes
tubes, X-ray tubes and radium, it is known that the current that
leaps across is a stream of "electrons"— exceedingly minute particles
negatively charged with electricity.
These electrons play an important part in wireless communica
tion. When a wire grid is interposed between the filament and the
plate and charged positively, the plate is aided us drawing electrons
across; but when the grid is charged negatively it drives back the elec
trons. A very small charge applied to the grid, as small as that re
ceived from a feeble wireless wave, is enough to vary the electron
stream.
Soothe grid in the tube enables a faint wireless impulse to control
the very much greater amount of energy In the flow of electrons, and
so radio signals too weak to be perceived by other means become per
ceptible by the effects that they produce. Just as the movement of
a throttle controls a great locomotive in motion, so a wireless wave,
by means of the grid, affects the powerful electron stream.
All this followed from studying :he mysterious "Edison effect"—
a purely scieritfic discovery.
No one can foresee what results will follow from research in pure
science. Sooner or later the world must benefit practically from the
discovery of new facts.
For this reason the Research Laboratories of the General Electric
Company are concerned as much with investigations in pure science
as they are with the improvement of industrial processes and products.
They, too, have studied the "Edison effect" scientifically. The result
has been a new form of electron tube, known as the "pliotron", a type
of X-ray tube free from the vagaries of the old tube; and the " kene
tron", which is called by electrical engineers a "rectifier" because it
has the property of changing an - alternating into a direct current.
All these improvements followed because the Research Labora
tories try to discover the "how" of things. Pure science always
justifies itself.
General Office c om , any Schenectady.N.Y.
ernithanifed the fact that there is a
great demand for American college type
of education In China The meetlng
ace closed with the singing of a number
of Penn State Bongs
THESPIANS ISSUE CALL FOR
MANAGERSHIP CANDIDATES
Shmllo alto the selection by the
Thespian Club of the musical comedy
that bill be ire first in oductlon of the
tet In, manes the announcement that the
thamatic society bill hold Wale next
Tuesday eeening for Freshmen candi
dates for second assistant managers
These trials bill be held In room 14,
Liberal Arts building, at six-thirty In
the evening It is the intention of the
Thespians to continence active prepara
tion for the presentation 01 their cool
ed!. Immediately after the beginning of
the next sentestet. and trials for posl
00ns on the cast and In the chorus
bill be conducted eluting next week.
There la plenty of opportunity for those
Ito are gifted with histrionic ability
to make the cast, as tile parts will be
11U11101 ouand the chorus Page There
is also a s good chants, to take part in
college ...Settles be Using out for a
managemitlit and It is hoped that many
flirt year men bill tespond to the call
that has been issued.
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